Hassocks Parish Council

Agenda

A meeting of the Parish Council will be held on Tuesday 10 June 2025 at 7.30 pm in the Council Chamber, Parish Centre, Adastra Park, Hassocks.

Parish Clerk 4 June 2025

Members of the public are encouraged to come to the meetings and there is an opportunity for them to address the Council relating to the non-confidential items on the published agenda. A period of 15 minutes will be set aside in item 4 Public participation. It may be necessary to consider particular items in confidential session and where this arises, these items will be considered at the end of the agenda.

AGENDA

1. APOLOGIES

To accept Apologies for absence

2. DISCLOSURE OF INTERESTS

2.1. To deal with any disclosure by Members of any disclosable pecuniary interests and interests other than pecuniary interests, as defined under Hassocks Parish Council’s Code of Conduct and the Localism Act 2011, in relation to matters on the agenda.

3. MINUTES

3.1. To accept the minutes of the Parish Council meeting 20 May 2025

4. PUBLIC PARTICIPATION

Up to fifteen minutes will be available to allow for the public to make representations, answer questions or give evidence in respect of any items of business included in the agenda, in accordance with Standing Orders.

5. TO ACCEPT THE FOLLOWING MINUTES

5.1 Planning Committee – To note the minutes for 27 May 2025.

6. FINANCE

6.1. To approve the Financial Report and authorise the list of payments in the sum of £32,266.44 issued between 1 April 2025 and 30 April 2025. (Appendix 1). To view Appendix 1 please click here.

7. REPORTS

7.1.      West Sussex County Councillor

7.2.      Mid Sussex District Councillors Report

7.3.      Police Report

7.4.      Rail Matters

7.5.      Youth Initiatives

7.6.      Reports from Councillors on meetings with outside bodies where the Council is Represented.

8. CHAIRPERSON’S REPORT

8.1.      Current matters (oral report)

8.2       District Plan. Mid Sussex District Council has launched a legal challenge against the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government after being advised by the Planning Inspectorate that it is considering failing the area’s District Plan.

Members are asked to RESOLVE to allow the Chair to draft a letter, from the Parish Council to Mid Sussex District Council, in support of this action. 

9. CLERK’S REPORT

9.1      Councillor Vacancy. Council are invited to note the resignation of Kate Bailey from Hassocks Parish Council as of the 12 May 2025.

A Notice of Vacancy has been published inviting electors to request a poll, as required by law. If no such request is received within the prescribed time the Council may co-opt a Member (Local Government Act 1972 s87).

9.2       Appointment of Representatives to Outside Bodies. Members are advised that the MSDC Parish Liaison Meetings are only open to Council Officers and therefore no Councillor representation is required.

10. URGENT MATTERS AT THE DISCRETION OF THE CHAIR for noting and/or inclusion on a future agenda.

11. DATE OF NEXT MEETING

To note that the date of the next Council meeting is Tuesday 8 July 2025.

FILMING, RECORDING OF COUNCIL MEETINGS AND USE OF SOCIAL MEDIA

During this meeting members of the public may film or record the Committee and officers from the public area only providing it does not disrupt the meeting. The Confidential section of the meeting may not be filmed or recorded. If a member of the public objects to being recorded, the person(s) filming must stop doing so until that member of the public has finished speaking. The use of social media is permitted but members of the public are requested to switch their mobile devices to silent for the duration of the meeting.